Path traversal in AWStats - CVE-2020-35176

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Path traversal in AWStats - CVE-2020-35176

Published: December 12, 2020 / Updated: December 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49005
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35176
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AWStats
Software vendor:
awstats.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the "config" parameter in the cgi-bin/awstats.pl script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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